After the waiting guards and palace maids all retreated, only Li Er and his wife, Changsun Wuji and Liu Yuan were left in the huge Li Zheng Palace. "Okay, we can talk now." Li Er sat in front of the desk and said calmly. Having seen too many storms and waves, Li Er's heart has become very strong. He firmly believes that as long as he holds the power in his hands, he can deal with it calmly no matter what the situation is. His calmness comes from the control of power. Liu Yuan took out a stack of files from his arms, put them gently on the desk in front of Li Er, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, these files are the harvest of the horse falling case, please take a look." In Li Er While flipping through the files, Liu Yuan made a salute and said: "I didn't expect that there were people from the emperor among them. The guard had a strong mouth at that time. I accidentally maimed him. Please forgive me, the emperor." Hou Jun The methods taught by Liu Yuan and the "human weapons" were used on those suspicious persons. It may be due to lack of experience. One was killed and another was crippled. The cripple was precisely the one Li Er arranged for Prince Li Chengqian. Needless to say, the informants around him who can carry out such a confidential task are most likely Li Er's confidants. After checking his information, he has been lurking in the East Palace for more than three years. During this period, he must have withstood a lot of tests. An elite person can get into trouble if he is not careful. There is no other way. As a responsible "boss", he can only shoulder the blame for his subordinates. Duan Shaoyu? Li Er had just read a file named Duan Shaoyu, and his old face couldn't help but twitch. This was a very capable person in his hands. He had trained him for a long time. He had killed an enemy general at Hulao Pass and was a well-known member of the Xuanjia Army. The tough guys and the Xuanwu Sect also fought bloody battles, followed him in the north and south, and made countless meritorious deeds. It took a lot of effort to arrange for the prince to be with him, but he didn't expect that such a meritorious man would fall into the hands of Liu Yuan. Not only did he fail to keep the secret, but he was also maimed. It¡¯s simply a no-brainer. I feel ashamed. This kid Liu Yuan is really good at twisting things. Thinking about it, Li Er's hands never stopped, and his face was always calm. He was calm even when he turned over the information about Li Tai sending people to infiltrate Li Chengqian. His expression didn't change, as if everything was as he expected, and nothing could touch his heart anymore. If nothing like this had happened, Li Ercai would have felt abnormal. "Get up. He who doesn't know is not guilty. After all, you are doing something for me." Although he lost a confidant, as an emperor, Li Er still has this kind of courage. Besides, he gave the order himself, so he can't blame anyone. . Queen Changsun on the side couldn't help but asked: "Liu Qing's family, the emperor has stopped pursuing the case, you can continue." "Yes. Queen" Liu Yuan responded and continued: "After three more adjustments, the suspicion fell on the substitute. The Prince's groom is the one who takes care of the horses. He is the only one who has long-term contact with the horses and is best equipped to train the horses' conditioned reflexes. The current groom is named Zhou Dachun. After repeated interrogations by his subordinates, they found that there is no doubt about him and can be ruled out. , and the last groom, named Chen Jie, resigned half a month before the prince's accident. ""There are people who train, and there are people who cooperate." Liu Yuan said with some shame: "The soldier who cooperated was the one who died. The interrogation revealed many clues, and he also admitted that someone gave him money to do such a thing, but when asked about the person behind the scenes, he would rather die than speak. During the torture, his head was held in the water. Unexpectedly, he sucked water through his mouth and nose, and water entered his lungs. He coughed himself to death. "Li Ermi said with eyes closed, "Oh, what about the coachman?" Liu Yuan shook his head and said, "Weichen sent someone. When we found Chen Jie, he had already been killed at home, and his whole body was frozen stiff. He believed that he had been dead for some time. Because it was winter and he lived in a remote place, there was no corpse smell, so he had not been found yet. " "It's over? "Li Er frowned and said, "Continue, don't you want to whet my appetite?" "I don't dare to go back to the emperor, but, just" Liu Yuan began to hesitate. "Whatever you say, no matter what you say, I forgive you." After receiving Li Er's assurance, Liu Yuan said: "I have investigated the people these two people have recently come into contact with, and the more I investigate, the more frightened I am. Take the groom Chen Jie as an example. This person has touched many people recently. He has a fellow countryman who works as an errand in the Prince of Wei's Palace, is a cousin to a disciple of the Prince of Shu, and has a good relationship with a boy from Changkong Sikong who buys vegetables. In addition, several people who were on duty at the Yongzhou Prefecture Infantry Yamen would meet with him from time to time, and the cooperating guard seemed to have had contact with no fewer than five people from the princes and princesses' residences. It was obvious that they had a daughter-in-law early in the morning. He deliberately muddied the waters so that it would be difficult for us to trace it. At this point, Liu Yuan suddenly bowed to Li Er as a courtier and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, this matter is getting more and more involved, I'm a humble minister. ReallyWe can't go on anymore. Please ask your Majesty to find someone else. Just take pity on Wei Chen. Besides, the expressway from Chang'an to Songzhou is already seriously delayed due to Wei Chen's personal reasons. There are so many people waiting for Wei Chen alone. It's a waste of money and food, please ask the emperor for approval. " The people behind the scenes are creating suspicion, but two important figures are dead. To start, we have to start with the people they contacted during their lifetimes, but after checking, a large number of princes, princesses, and ministers of the dynasty are the Yongzhou who maintains the security of Chang'an. The government is also involved, how can anyone investigate this? People in Chang'an are all muddled by it. When the water is clear, there are no fish, and when people are careful, there are no disciples. Who among these famous and high-ranking people has no privacy or dirty things? If you investigate, you won't get the job. If you investigate, you will not only offend people, but if you know too much that you shouldn't know, you will be silenced at any time. It will be thankless. If nothing else, I dare to go to Changsun Wuji's house to investigate today. He dared to lose face for himself tomorrow. Liu Yuan did not want to be an enemy of everyone, so he resigned immediately. To make it clear, it was not that he did not want to investigate, but that he did not dare to investigate. However, in order to persuade Li Er, Liu Yuan moved Chang'an to Song. The purpose of telling Li Er about the Zhou Expressway is to remind Li Er: Instead of wasting time here, it is better for him to do more meaningful things. There are many qualified people in his position, but the journey from Chang'an to Songzhou He is the only one who is competent and willing to pay for the road. He secretly advises Li Er not to make mistakes because of small things. If something happens to him, no one will come forward to repair the road from Chang'an to Songzhou. As soon as Liu Yuan finished speaking, he inadvertently sent a signal for help to Changsun Wuji. Taking advantage of others' soft hands and eating others' short hands, the half of the people who grew up in Luo Expressway were not warmed up by Liu Yuan's gift. Let's go from Luozhou to Qinghe. This section of the expressway would have been difficult to travel without Liu Yuan. Changsun Wuji regarded Liu Yuan as the God of Wealth. He had to help him both in public and private affairs, and in matters of love and justice. Changsun Wuji finally said: " emperor. This matter is complicated and complex. With General Liu's experience, he may not be competent, and his methods are a bit excessive. The Tang Dynasty has just captured Tubo and has not yet fully digested it. In order to prevent the remnant Tibetan forces from counterattacking, it is necessary to increase control over Tibet and build a highway directly to Songzhou, which has a great strategic role. The veteran asked the emperor to put state affairs first and allow General Liu to preside over Taoism matters. " Li Er's thoughts were spinning, but he quickly made up his mind: "What uncle Guo said is true. Liu Yuan. " "I am here" "As you wish, from now on, you no longer need to intervene in this matter. In addition, road construction should be put on the agenda as soon as possible. For all labor, local officials can be asked to cooperate, so that the road from Chang'an to Songzhou can be repaired as soon as possible. road. "Li Er said with a serious face. Liu Yuan was delighted and immediately said respectfully: "I obey the order. ¡± Great, I finally got out of trouble and no longer had to wade through this muddy water. Not to mention how excited Liu Yuan was. He made this condition in the first place just to avoid being involved in the struggle for the right to be the heir. Under the circumstances, it is not a problem to cultivate for ten or eight years, and no one has any objections. If you avoid it for ten or eight years, you should be able to fight for the right to be the heir. By then, whether you reuse it or not, it will be demoted. It¡¯s not a big deal for him, as long as he doesn¡¯t do something dirty to a hero. After Liu Yuan left, Changsun Wuji hesitated for a moment, and then whispered: "Your Majesty, it is said that Liu Yuan went to Cui Mansion for advice. , you said that he took the initiative to resign, could it be the intention of the Qinghe Cui family? " "Yes or no," Li Er said lightly: "Just do things with your heart. With his experience and age, it is appropriate to ask for advice. After all, he is a person and is not omnipotent. god. " "Then the Cui family in Qinghe" Li Er shook his head and said: "Don't let it get involved in this matter. Our royal affairs must not be interfered by the nobles. If there is another side issue, I will do it again. Got a headache. " "Yes, Your Majesty. " "Uncle Guo, you are the person I trust most. If you take over this matter, what do you think? " "As an uncle, the palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh. Besides, my Changsun family was involved just now. If I participate in it again, I will give others a handle. Your Majesty, you should consider others. " Li Er sighed heavily. While Li Er and Changsun Wuji were discussing, they were waiting outside the palace. Hou Jun, who accompanied Liu Yuan out of the palace, heard Liu Yuan say that there was no need to continue. After taking care of this matter, he couldn't help but said in surprise: "General, what should we do now? If we hand over the materials, King Wei and the others will hate us to death. Liu Yuan said calmly: "What are you afraid of? These things are not what we think about. Besides, the general has already made arrangements, so you don't have to worry too much." " Hou Jun responded, and immediately asked: "General, you said such a thing, King Wei and thoseFamily, how will they respond? Will there be another bloody storm in Chang'an? " "You're too worried." Liu Yuan said calmly: "There must be an informant from the prince around King Wei. This is considered a quarrel with each other. This trivial matter cannot be brought to the fore. As for those aristocratic families, they have dominated the officialdom for so many years. It¡¯s not for nothing. When the time comes, one or two scapegoats will be found, and big things can be trivialized, and trivial things can be reduced to nothing. There is no real evidence, no troubles can be overcome, and no ability to control. Everything is just talk without practice. You Look, this matter can only be settled in the end, and then each of us will exert our efforts, and a new round of struggle will start again. We generals should just stay safe and keep ourselves. " After finishing speaking, Liu Yuan said confidently: "The final victory or defeat is determined by strength. Only those who are crafty must take advantage of opportunities. Those who are truly talented will never be buried. " "The general's every word is precious, and his subordinates have learned a lesson. "Hou Jun said respectfully.